Regarding the 2012 Doomsday Phenomenon

There is no evidence that the ancient Maya thought the world would end in 2012, nor are modern Maya people making such dire claims.

The Science of 2012: http://calendarinthesky.org/Articles/2012Science/2012ScicenceArticleView/tabid/144/ArticleId/2/language/en-US/The-Science-of-2012.aspx

2012 Talking Points: Presented here are some essential points regarding the 2012 Doomsday Phenomenon. Within these main points are links to sources of evidence for a particular topic. :

http://calendarinthesky.org/Articles/2012Science/2012ScicenceArticleView/tabid/144/ArticleId/39/language/en-US/2012-Talking-Points.aspx

The Great Galactic Alignment of 2012: Let’s examine the facts to see if this claim of an alignment is true.:

http://calendarinthesky.org/Articles/2012Science/2012ScicenceArticleView/tabid/144/ArticleId/9/language/en-US/The-Great-Galactic-Alignment-of-2012.aspx

(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

It looks like the 2012 hype is much ado about nothing.

Remember that events have no inherent meaning.

It is the meaning we give the event that governs our actions and feelings and hence are lives, not the actual event itself.
It also appears be strictly a North American event.